In the almost 300 page report of the comments received on the new gTLD guidebook version 2, the issue of most concern to domain holders, is still on the table. Despite many…
Category: New gTLD’s
Hate UDRP’s: Say Hello To Something Much Worse, The Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS): Get Ready To Lose Your Domains
Trademark holders, unhappy with UDRP’s, a system under which they already have over a 85% win rate, formed a group, The Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT), which was given committee status by ICANN’s…
Pool.com Starts Accepting Pre-orders For Domain Extensions That Don’t Exist
Talk about jumping this gun. Pool.com just sent out an e-mail inviting people to place preorders on proposed gTLD’s. Problem is none of these extension exist or even have been applied for….
Like To Play Poker?: Did Demand Media Give A “Tell” In Their Comments To ICANN
If you play poker or watch it on TV, your probably family with the term of a “Tell”. If your not, this is basically something you do, a motion, a habit, something…
Even The Pope Doesn’t Like The New gTLD’s: Tells ICANN To Say NO To Religious Extensions
The new domain extensions problem have reached a new “high” as The Pope has called on ICANN to keep religion out of the domain name system. The Vatican warned ICANN of the…
Thinking About Applying For Your Own gTLD? It Could Cost You A Lot More Than $185K
Having reviewed the Second Draft of the New gTLD Guidebook released the other day by ICANN, it looks like if you are planning on applying for one of these new extensions, you…
ICA: Trademark Holders Attempting To Greatly Expand Their Rights Through The New gTLD Process
Trademark interests, like CADNA, are actively trying to use the new gTLD process, to obtain substantial changes in current trademark protection to greatly expand their existing rights. Of greatest concern is the…